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scarletwoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 12:44 PM
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Amy Klobuchar for 06 Senate, Mike Ciresi for Governor, Wetterling for 6th
These were the names being touted on TPT-2's "Almanac" program last night by Ted Mondale (son of Walter) and the other DFL panelist, Ember Reichgott Junge, a former DFL state senator. (Their bios can be seen here: http://tpt.org/almanac/panel_bios.html )

I'm VERY excited to see Amy Klobuchar's name being put out there for Dayton's senate seat, I think she'd be an excellent candidate! I totally disagree with the "draft McCollum" movement, we need her to hold her House seat, it would be utterly foolish to put it at risk.

I absolutely LOVE Amy, and I'd support her for ANY race she'd choose to enter. If what Ted Mondale was implying is true -- that party insiders see her as the best bet for the Senate race -- I happily concur.

As for Ciresi, some months back during the presidential campaign I saw him on "Almanac" debating a bush/cheney campaign official and he TOTALLY wiped the floor with that repug schmuck. It was awesome, Ciresi was brilliant! At the time I didn't even know who he was, I was simply impressed as hell and thought that THIS is EXACTLY the kind of Democratic spokesman we need out there -- someone who's not afraid to call bullshit on bullshit.

I'm sure others here are much more familiar with Ciresi than I am, so I'm open to hearing what others think about the pros and cons of him running for governor. All I really know is that I find him a MUCH more impressive public speaker than Mike Hatch -- a major consideration, imho, in the race against a slick huckster like Pawlenty.

Lastly, running Patty Wetterling again for the 6th district seems like an obvious choice, I hope that's what happens.

So, what do you all think?

sw
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northernsoul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 01:05 PM
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1. sounds like a "trifecta" to me
:evilgrin:

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scarletwoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 01:21 PM
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2. LOL! (n/t)
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CatholicEdHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 03:16 PM
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3. TPT Panel makup
The best they can do are Janseck and Strom? That is scraping the bottom of the barrel.

As for these races, it looks like a good lineup if it can pan out this way.

I am not too familar with Ciresi, and not sure how he would do in name recgoninzation, unlike Hatch. Of course the skelton in the closet problems would effect Hatch more (due to more time on the job) unless Ciresi has something he can be unfairly smeared as.

I have a feeling it will be Bachmann to run in the 6th. She seems to be the pre-appointed one over Knobloch who looks like an outsider with the GOP powers that be (mainly due to their announcement style). I think Wetterling would fare good over Bachmann if she chose to run. Bachmann vs someone else would lean the 6th towards Bachmann.

I like Klobochar, and she has good name reconigition down around the Cities, but not as much outstate. Can she overcome the name recgonigition, which will lead to much record manipulation unless actions are taken care of before it.
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scarletwoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 05:48 PM
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4. Amy's got good name recognition up here in the fightin' 8th.
She's like a rock star to the DFL rank and file.

I really don't think name recognition is a major problem. Her dad, Jim Klobuchar was a really well-known and popular columnist for the Strib for 30 years -- that means that for lots of outstate Minnesotans (at least of a certain age -- which comprises the most faithful voting bloc) Klobuchar IS a familiar name, with good associations to boot.

The way I see it, the Klobuchar name alone will get plenty of folks to pay attention right off the bat. Once she's got their attention, she can definitely wow them with her message -- she's a dynamite public speaker!

sw
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dflprincess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 09:00 PM
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5. Didn't Jim Klobuchar grow up on the Iron Range?
That would certainly be a plus.

SW: What do you think of Becky Lourey (sp) for Senate? I kind of like that idea.
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goodhue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-20-05 01:30 AM
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6. Jim Klobuchar was a ranger
He was close to Perpich.
So Amy Klobuchar has big time name recognition up north.
I think she will run for AG.
Becky Lourey will run for governor IMO.
I think Patty Wetterling should run for senate.
Wetterling for Senate; Lourey for Governor; Klobuchar for AG.
A winning ticket, devoid of boring white males.
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-20-05 06:48 PM
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7. I hope you're right about Bachmann
If that's the case, we could run Luther (scandals and all) and STILL win that seat back.

Bachmann, if the GOP picks her, would be the BEST option for the DFL. Her biggest issue in 2004 was an amendment to the state constitution that would ban same-sex marriage. :wtf: She's totally wacky, and severely out of touch with most of that district. She's like a female Alan Quist (if anybody remembers him).
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